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Gardeners, herbalists, commercial growers, and the gardening and herbal< Hi Marty We are in Montreal right now but we will check into this when we get back. Hope all is well. Davy ---- Martin Alpert <alpertelectric@gmail.com> wrote: > I always wonder how much you can control plant movement with laws. > Especially two countries with little physical barrier between them. > Marty > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > > I hope this isn't out of line but it seems to me with the topics recently > > discussed, some might find it interesting and time is short for commenting. > > Best regards > > Marg Millard White Point, Queens > > > > *"WHITE LIST" OF AUTHORIZED PLANTS (Canada and U.S.)* > > > > The U.S. and Canadian governments are planning to introduce a "white > > list" of plants that are allowed entry into each country under a joint > > Canada-USA greenhouse certification program. The United States > > Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency > > (CFIA) are requesting comments from stakeholders on a proposal to > > replace the current list of prohibited plants with this new list of > > allowed plants. What this means is that if a plant is not on the allowed > > list it cannot enter the U.S. from Canada or vice versa. Many thousands > > of plants including many herbs will be barred entry under the proposal. > > > > This change is highly significant for both countries because it appears > > to be a first attempt to implement a controversal "white list" approach > > to the control of cross-border plant movement. The proposed "white list" > > is far more restrictive than the current "black list" of prohibited > > plants that has been in place since the inception of the binational > > Greenhouse Certification Program in 1996. The proposed "white list" of > > allowed plants includes less than 1000 plant genera, out of over 12,600 > > genera of flowering plants known to man. The current "black list" of > > prohibited plants has fewer than 100 genera. > > > > Some suggest that the powerful anti-invasives movement in the U.S. is > > behind the push to introduce "white lists" of plants that are allowed > > into the country. While invasives are a problem for both countries, the > > new list will affect thousands of plants already in the horticultural > > trade, and will limit the introduction of new plants to gardeners. > > > > For gardeners, it is worth reflecting a moment on how many new plants > > that you have enjoyed growing over the past 10-20 years, and how many of > > them might not have been available to you had this "white list" been in > > place. > > > > Gardeners, herbalists, commercial growers, and the gardening and herbal > > media are encouraged to submit comments. > > > > *The deadline for comments is October 31, 2010.* > > > > *United States*: Email your comments to Michael D. Ward, Senior > > Accreditation Projects Manager, USDA-APHIS-PPQ > > (michael.d.ward@aphis.usda.gov) > > <mailto:michael.d.ward@aphis.usda.gov?Subject=GCP%20Comments> > > > > *Canada*: Email your comments to the CFIA (horticulture@inspection.gc.ca > > <mailto:horticulture@inspection.gc.ca?Subject=comments>) > > > > The relevant documents, including the proposed lists of authorized > > genera and families, are available here > > <http://www.richters.com/newdisplay.cgi?page=Issues/documents.html>. > > > > -- > > \_\ RICHTERS HERBS > > / / Goodwood, ON, L0C 1A0, Canada > > \_\ Tel +1.905.640.6677 Fax +1.905.640.6641 > > /_/ http://www.richters.com > > > > http://MargMillard.ca > > > > > > > -- > Martin D. Alpert > Alpert Electric > RR#5 > Antigonish, Nova Scotia > B2G 2L3 > 902-863-5496
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